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- February 16 2024
Noto earthquake insurance payout reaches US$137m: industry association
Insurers have about a third of the 76,500 accepted claims settled as of January 31, according to GIAJ.
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- January 30 2024
Japan government loss estimates for Noto earthquake up to US$17.5bn, insurance claims filed top 50,000
Damage to public infrastructure is expected to account for half of the losses, while Ishikawa prefecture is the worst hit.
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- January 25 2024
China’s parametric pilots for nat cat cover finding early success: Taiping Re CEO
Wider use of index-based insurance and ILS is key to finding much-needed capacity for (re)insurers and widening nat cat insurance, according to Sheldon Yu.
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- January 18 2024
Non-peak perils source of insurers’ primary portfolio risk: Gallagher Re
Flooding from remnants of typhoon Doksuri in China makes it the costliest weather event of last year, with US$18.5bn in economic losses.
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- January 10 2024
Minimal impact seen on insurers following Japan earthquake: Fitch
The three non-life carriers have limited net retention on residential earthquake risk, which is run by the government, and on commercial risks, which is largely reinsured.
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- January 10 2024
Japan earthquake: BI, supply chain claims add to climbing loss estimates topping US$5bn
With early forecasts ranging from US$1-6.4bn, largely from property losses, a greater number of claims are anticipated once access is restored, loss adjusters say.
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- January 1 2024
Japan issues highest tsunami warning after 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocks Ishikawa
Hundreds of houses collapsed, power, telecoms and internet services disrupted, planes and high-speed trains cancelled as the country braced for the first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tohuku earthquake.
